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Statistical Explanation and Statistical Relevance

By Richard C. Jeffrey , Wesley C. Salmon , James G. Greeno

Book information

Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Year
1971
ISBN
0822952254
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
2 MB (1593332 bytes)
Series
Pitt Paperback 69
Edition
1
Pages
128\128
DPI
300
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

According to modern physics, many objectively improbable events actually occur, such as the spontaneous disintegration of radioactive atoms. Because of high levels of improbability, scientists are often at a loss to explain such phenomena. In this main essay of this book, Wesley Salmon offers a solution to scientific explanation based on the concept of statistical relevance (the S-R model). In this vein, the other two essays herein discuss “Statistical Relevance vs. Statistical Inference,” and “Explanation and Information.”

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